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James Brown

62%
38%
58%
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62 %
Fresh
Movies Counted: 8
Fresh: 5  Rotten:3
Average Rating: 6.2/10
How does the celebrity Tomatometer work?
RT's celebrity Tomatometer measures the percentage of all the rated movies in a celebrity's filmography that are "fresh." [-]
Range of Movie T-meters: 11% - 98%
Number of Movies: 48
Box Office Since 2001: $38.2M
Bio: James Brown (born James Joseph Brown, Jr. on May 3, 1933 in Georgia) is an African American entertainer who is recognized as one of the most influential figures in 20th century music. As a prolific singer, songwriter, bandleader and record [More...]
 
 

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When We Were Kings (1996)
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In The Mix (2005)
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Rating Title Credit Trailers Photos Box Office Year
84% 84%

Soul Power

Featured

1

27

$23,893

2009

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Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greene

Featured

0

0

N/A

2008

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Body & Soul: The Legends Vol. 1

Actor

0

0

N/A

2008

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Night James Brown Saved Boston

Actor

0

0

N/A

2008

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21 Essential Funk & Soul Classics

Music Performer

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Array

N/A

2007

79% 79%

Glastonbury

Featured

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11

N/A

2007

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James Brown - Soul Session

Actor

0

0

N/A

2006

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This Is Soul

Actor

0

0

N/A

2006

11% 11%

In The Mix

Additional Music/Songs

1

16

$10,105,281

2005

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Legends in Concert

Actor

0

0

N/A

2004

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270 Miles From Graceland - Bonnaroo 2003

Music Performer

0

0

N/A

2003

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Disco Inferno

Actor

0

0

N/A

2003

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Afrika Bambaataa - Zulu Nation

Featured

0

0

N/A

2002

22% 22%

The Tuxedo

Cameo

0

15

$50,189,179

2002

76% 76%

Undercover Brother

Actor

0

18

$38,230,435

2002

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James Brown - Live from House of Blues

Actor

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0

N/A

2000

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Woodstock '99

Performer(s)

0

0

N/A

1999

45% 45%

Blues Brothers 2000

Actor

0

0

N/A

1998

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Biography: James Brown - The Godfather of Soul

Subject

0

0

N/A

1996

98% 98%

When We Were Kings

Featured

0

0

N/A

1996

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James Brown - Hard Hits

Actor

0

0

N/A

1993

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James Brown - The Lost James Brown Tapes

Actor

0

0

N/A

1992

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Legends of Rock 'n' Roll Live

Actor

0

0

N/A

1989

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James Brown - Live in Berlin

Actor

0

0

N/A

1988

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James Brown and Friends - Set Fire to the Soul

Actor

0

0

N/A

1988

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